Back to Top
Top Nav content Site Footer
University Home

Archive Research Center

Black Abolitionist Archive

Speaker or author: Smith, James McCune, 1813-1865

Newspaper or publication: Anti-Slavery Bugle

Speech encouraging the National Council of the Colored People to continue work on the promises they established in their previous meeting. These promises included the elevation of the race through education, political advances, and civil rights in every state.

Description of file(s): PDF 6 page, 1,520 word document (text and images)

Date published: 1855

Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements; Antislavery movements--United States; Civil rights; Slavery; United States--History--19th century

Keywords: Civil rights; Colonization; Constitution; education; government; liberty; National Council of the Colored People; oppression; prejudice; school; Slaveocracy; suffrage; vote

Organization: National Council of the Colored People

Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches

The material featured on this site is subject to copyright protection unless otherwise indicated. The documents may be reproduced free of charge in any format or medium, provided it is reproduced accurately and not used in a misleading context. The source of the material, the University of Detroit Mercy Black Abolitionist Archive, must be identified and the copyright status acknowledged.

Back to Top